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It may be one of the best-kept secrets at Texas Woman's University.  Between semesters when classes are not in session, the libraries in Denton and Dallas, and the Houston ARC, are (with modified hours) wide open.Need a computer or scanner?  Some recreational reading, peace and quiet--or a cool space to work, read or relax?  Check the hours and stop by.  Library staff members, as always, are </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/05/keep-calm-and-library-on-were-here-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JsUCu2F7c00/UZK2mZpnj7I/AAAAAAAAGtw/LkuQuqqQy4g/s72-c/Keep+Calm+and+Library+On.PNG" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Everybody say "Librar-y-y-y!":  Students and teachers from Hodge Elementary School in Denton, Texas visit the Blagg-Huey Library during a trip to the Denton campus of Texas Woman's University.  May 14, 2013.  Photograph by Sandy Cochran.




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~Sandy Cochran﻿</atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/05/we-go-together-final-exam-week-twu.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dwawCoLN5R4/UYMIDAhX8AI/AAAAAAAAGrI/WOc1uSU_Fso/s72-c/Finals+Countdown.PNG" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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There's a brand-new list of titles recently added to the TWU Libraries' collections.  
The list--consisting of books, e-books and videos on various topics--is sure to include something to satisfy every interest.  Each title’s link takes you to the corresponding entry in TWUniversal--providing information on the item's location, availability and contents.
This author is currently reading a book</atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/04/your-next-great-read-titles-added-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_JO3PVkN2ak/UXhnCdFp4bI/AAAAAAAAGpo/w6v4oGBFf54/s72-c/The+List.bmp" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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~Sandy Cochran</atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/04/musica-librorum-free-music-friday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zCdnUJuIz3Y/UXhbBDn2f-I/AAAAAAAAGpY/vEnpgHQLozE/s72-c/Musica+Librorum.PNG" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Database:  Education Source from EBSCOhostAdded:  April, 2013Description:  Education Source is an extensive collection of full-text journals, books and conference papers 
spanning all levels of education from early childhood to higher education. 
Specific coverage includes subjects such as adult education, continuing 
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The beautiful Blagg-Huey Library on the Denton campus of Texas Woman's University will be the setting for a faculty piano recital by Dr. Alex McDonald (left), adjunct assistant professor at TWU, in advance of his participation in the prestigious Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.For this special program Dr. McDonald, one of only 30 2013 Cliburn Competition competitors </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-rare-treat-van-cliburn-competitor-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VjKyqLV8PsQ/UWs8n6k4gbI/AAAAAAAAGno/1SNKcmQ6emE/s72-c/Alex+McDonald.PNG" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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The Saint Paul Public Library's bookmobile dates back to 1917 (shown.)  Saint Paul Public Library

﻿﻿﻿This week (April 14-20, 2013) is National Library Week, a national observance sponsored each April by the American Library Association (ALA) and involving libraries of all kinds.  It's a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/04/love-your-library-during-national.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ty67PL_L2kA/UW23-c8oTAI/AAAAAAAAGoY/RjlD9Nd1RDo/s72-c/Bookmobile+1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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TWU Librarian Johnathan Wilson, recipient of the 2013 TWU Award for Outstanding Contribution to the TWU Libraries.  April 15, 2013.  Photo by Sean Spear.

The Texas Woman's University Libraries are pleased and proud to announce that TWU Librarian Johnathan Wilson (left) has been named the 2013 recipient of the TWU Award for Outstanding Contribution to the TWU Libraries.  This annual award, </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/04/johnathan-wilson-honored-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AFqvEV_QFTg/UWyjOBgZzdI/AAAAAAAAGoA/RQSPLS7mboc/s72-c/Johnathan+Wilson.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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The Blagg-Huey Library on the Denton campus invites students to its traditional finals week coffee breaks.  Graphic art by Nadia Nealy, student assistant at the Blagg-Huey Library on the Denton campus of TWU.

﻿20 days and counting. Spring 2013 final exams are just around the corner.Throughout the year, the TWU Libraries support TWU faculty and students by providing inviting library spaces in </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/04/20-days-and-counting-finals-week-at.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ct0_4ZJM_w4/UWtEIYxQKEI/AAAAAAAAGnw/JnSEcl4BOJQ/s72-c/Coffee+Break+Details.PNG" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Database:  Library &amp; Information Science Source from EBSCOhostAdded:  April, 2013Description:  Library &amp; Information Science Source includes the full text of journals, monographs, research reports and proceedings related to the field of library science.  It also includes specific coverage on library-related subjects such as automation, care and restoration of books, circulation procedures, </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-database-library-information.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nws-mKO36Kw/UWNkBj4L-VI/AAAAAAAAGnQ/ztls25ZTml4/s72-c/Library+Science.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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* Rock Around the Clock     ** Shake, Rattle and Roll


Time seems to pick up speed as the end of the semester approaches.  There are 30 short days until final exams, but never fear.  The TWU Libraries--with their extensive resources, dedicated staff members, extended finals week library hours and traditional free coffee breaks--are here to help you through them.


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&lt;![endif]--&gt;CONSUMER INFORMATIONFrom the extremely handy folks at usa.gov, more information we can all use to make our lives just a little bit better.If you had to guess, how </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/one-trillion-gallons.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DwsW8MqHYJI/UVR2BA6b6zI/AAAAAAAAGmY/KWl2SPsHDl0/s72-c/Faucet.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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TWU Libraries HoursFriday, March 29
All TWU campuses will close at noon, Friday, March 29, 2013.Saturday &amp; Sunday, March 30-31All TWU Libraries will observe their regular Spring Hours.~Sandy Cochran</atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/is-library-open-this-weekend.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O-Zuj9uS0lM/UVIe8ZTqwnI/AAAAAAAAGmM/dRenNgsM8_o/s72-c/Are+We+Open.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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*No Particular Place to Go  **Johnny B. Goode  


~Sandy Cochran﻿

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They say time flies, and does it ever.  Final exams are fast approaching on this, the downhill side of the Spring 2013 semester.  The staff of the TWU Libraries hopes your semester is going well so far.  As you gear up for finals, we hope you keep us in mind.The countdown summary you see here is the first of many.  In it you'll notice information handy at this time of year, including a </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/ready-to-rock-and-roll-finals-countdown.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I_zalCXUVpY/UUknxXUksaI/AAAAAAAAGlA/6shqStnA_8k/s72-c/March+20.PNG" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Everyone with your TWU Libraries hopes you had an enjoyable and restful Spring Break, and are ready to get back in the saddle for classes, projects, papers and final exams.  

From Sunday, March 17th through the last day of classes for the Spring 2013 semester (Friday, May 3rd), the libraries are back to their regular Spring schedules.  Please remember whether you're a student, faculty member </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/back-in-saddle-again.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9p0HPlRJ--Q/UUZkJ65TQHI/AAAAAAAAGkY/Z_7zBgRrT2E/s72-c/Back+in+the+Saddle.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Spring Break 2013 for students of Texas Woman's University will be March 11th thru March 15th.  The university will be open, but classes will not be in session.The TWU Libraries will be open as follows the week of Spring Break:Blagg-Huey Library (Denton campus)9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Dallas Center Library (IHSD)9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Houston ARC8 a.m. to 1 p.m.From all of us with the TWU Libraries, a safe </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-safe-and-happy-spring-break-to-all.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vnFkcMMY87I/UTk5QUXSsdI/AAAAAAAAGkE/R-GVpZe9EC4/s72-c/Spring+Breakers.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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An apparently unpublished and previously unknown poem by Carl 
Sandburg that addresses the topic of guns has been discovered at the University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library.  The poem, typed on a manual typewriter on onionskin paper, was discovered by a library volunteer.  Photo by Ben Woloszyn.

Part eerie coincidence, part voice from the grave.  It is one of those unexpected </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-poet-and-revolver.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4uW0bdd7oNs/UTVxrMt7sQI/AAAAAAAAGjE/Vg1r5wqK6g0/s72-c/Poet+and+the+Revolver.PNG" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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That’s Not a Feeling, a novel by first-time author Dan Josefson, has received multiple starred reviews.  The
cover illustrations--intriguing and eclectic--accurately reflect the
array of perspectives portrayed throughout this unconventional tale.The primary
focus of That’s Not a Feeling is Benjamin, a new “student”
at boarding school for troubled teens Roaring Orchards.  “Student” is </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/thats-not-feeling-staff-book-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5GU2JMWVEwI/UTVUkLVbmJI/AAAAAAAAGi0/Mj26aZ00Fk8/s72-c/Not+a+Feeling.jpeg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Actor Harold Lloyd suspended above a Los Angeles street in the American silent film comedy Safety Last.  Longmans, Green and Co., New York.  1928.  Wikipedia.

The beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST) every spring (this year at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10th) is about "springing" our clocks forward one hour--and theoretically losing those 60 minutes.  Some of us will feel the loss of an </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/time-matters-springing-forward-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2uy88rwraKE/UTVKEGtf3bI/AAAAAAAAGic/KIvGtrr_gyk/s72-c/Safety+Last.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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The TWU Staff Council was "organized to foster a spirit of unified community among staff members of Texas Woman's University and to provide opportunities for their democraticrepresentation."  TWU Staff Council Constitution


Every day that the libraries of TWU are open, library staff members are hard at work making a broad array of services available to patrons--whether they're students, </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/03/twu-staff-council-thats-spirit_4.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--9rgfB2Yufo/UTP0538Sj-I/AAAAAAAAGg4/7nClHNSsW30/s72-c/Unity.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122297824024746965.post-7647063686055281512</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-03-04T14:42:09.869-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ebooks</category><title>e-Books at TWU Libraries </title><atom:summary>A recent report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project states that ownership of e-book readers among adults in the United States nearly doubled (from 10% to 19%) between mid-December 2012 and early January 2013.  Smartphone and tablet apps have likewise expanded the use--and demand for--books in electronic form.  The TWU Libraries have a few ways to help the TWU community address their </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/02/e-books-at-twulibraries-recent-report.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ooA1w9NyBSQ/UTTxumrUBXI/AAAAAAAAGhM/-S3IAxGTcRo/s72-c/Ebooks.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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The TWU Libraries are committed to continuous improvement--in the resources we make available to our patrons and in the services we provide.  Our collections' print and electronic resources change often.  An assignment developed by a faculty member one semester--because of database or other library resource changes--can often be augmented by new and exciting resources the next.  How, then, can </atom:summary><link>http://twulibraries.blogspot.com/2013/02/collaboration-and-classroom.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (TWU Libraries)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IGNUeMmN3iI/USLpw0iJ7iI/AAAAAAAAGb4/2GNVfG_kG_E/s72-c/Collaboration.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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